ok doser
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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Anti-Gay Therapy
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glassjester
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Sure. It's the government's call.
And as for the parents that continue to seek to help (without abuse or torture, as mentioned in the op) their child get rid of unwanted same-sex attractions... they should be fined? Jailed? Have their children taken away?
glassjester
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That seems to be what happens when parents let their kids rule themselves.
It's absolute nonsense. Real insanity.
They have the means to seek help for self-esteem issues. Is there a ugly-conversion program or one for a teen who thinks he's too short? We've all suffered through similar issues....what makes same-sex attraction more compelling to you?
glassjester
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Self-esteem issues? What are you talking about?
The kid's attracted to the same sex. His parents want to help him get rid of these attractions. The kid wants to get rid of these attractions. What should happen to the parents when they seek professional help?
Should they be fined? Jailed? Have their child taken away by the state?
If one does not follow any Christian teaching, then it must be nothing, but yucky.
Why exactly do they feel the need to change? They're obviously not measuring up to some intervening standard.
glassjester
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Do you say the same to transgenders?
glassjester
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They're experiencing attractions toward their own gender. They want those feelings to cease. What's so difficult to understand, here?
What (do you think) should happen to parents who seek therapy to help their child accomplish this?
God made them identify as transgenders. :idunno:
They're too short to make the basketball team. What's so difficult to understand here?
I'm not in the biz to levy formal punishment....beyond my pay grade.
glassjester
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And mutilating their genitals is, in your opinion, an acceptance of how God made them?
glassjester
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Seriously. What are you talking about?
So it should be illegal... but you don't know whether there should be a punishment?
If that's what it take for them to live authentically....
The child's mental well-being...as opposed to the superficialities of peer and/or family expectation.
Perhaps, the parents may be liable to a civil suit...or a legal separation from the family. I dunno.
glassjester
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That's insane, man. Really.
Then again, you think folks that think they're apples should be given the legal status of "apple."
So this conversation should really come as no surprise to me.
ok doser
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shouldn't the parent be the arbiter of what is best for the child's mental well-being?
glassjester
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glassjester
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Children should live as their "authentic selves."
You know, just like in Lord of the Flies.
You know, just like in Lord of the Flies.
Sure, love them unconditionally. Use therapy to help boost self-esteem...don't be the primary cause of their therapy. :idea: